Tie plate



Oct. 14, 1930. J. r. WARRINER 1,773,649

TIE PLATE Fil'ed April 5, 1930 7 arrzrzer Patented Oct. 14, 1930 UNITEDSTATES JOHN T. WARRINER, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA TIE PLATE Applicationfiled April 5, 1930. Serial No. 441,899.

This invention relates to tie plates, and it is an object of theinvention to provide plates of this kind which, when applied, affordeffective means to prevent a track from spreading and wherein the platesare so constructed that upon a derailment the wheels of the rollingstock will only cut spike heads oh" on every other tie, thus leaving thetrack in a safe condition.

The invention also has for an object to provide a tie plate whichextends a material distance beyond opposite sides of the associated railand entirely across the tie whereby to prevent, upon a derailment, thewheels of the rolling stock cutting into the ties.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a tie plate whereina plurality of holding spikes are employed in connection therewith andwhich must be entirely removed before displacement of a plate. This isof especial advantage in preventing a highwayiian attempting to pull thespikes or to remove a plate to cause a rail to turn.

A further object of the invention is to provide a plate of this kindwherein the rail supporting surface is disposed on an angle to cant orslant the rail inwardly of the trackway so that the ball of the wheelwill travel on the center of the rail causing the rail to wear longerand to more effectively distribute the load on the rail.

Another object of the invention is to provide a plate of this kindwhich, when applied on a tie, will remain in the right position for theentire life of the tie and at the same time will add from one to fiveyears to such life.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved tieplate whereby certain important advantages are attained and the devicerendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andadvantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, T will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is a view in top plan illustrating a pair of tie platesconstructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and inapplied position, the coacting rail being indicated by broken lines;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken through Figure1 with the associated rail shown in full lines;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in end elevation of a second tie plateherein" embodied.

As disclosed in the accompanyingdrawing, my improved tie plates P and Pare adapted for engagement with the opposite sides ofa rail R and suchengagementis preferably obtained by said plates being alternately placedon succeeding ties T.

Each of these plates]? and P comprises an elongated body 1 of desiredmetal and of awidth substantially equal to the width of the associatedtie T. The plate P or P, how

ever, is of a length to extend a material distance beyond the oppositesides of the rail R resting thereon. Disposed transversely of each ofthese plates is an overhanging flange 2 integrally formed with the body1 and which is adapted to engage over the longitudinal marginal portionof the base flange of t-helrail R. The portion of the upper surface ofthe body 1 immediately inwardly of the flange 2 constitutes a railbearing bed 3 and on plate P this bed 3 is inclined upward- 1y from theflange 2 whereas upon the plate P this bed 3 is inclined downwardly fromthe flange 2. The angles of inclination of the beds 3 on bothof theplates P and P are of the same degree and these beds are reverselyinclined as just described in view of the fact that the flange 2 of theplate P engages the rail flange inwardly of the rail while the flange 2of the plate P engages the outer marginal portion of the rail. Theinclinations of the beds 3 also provide positive means for canting orslanting the rail R inwardly of the trackway so that the balls of thewheels of the rolling stock travelling over the rail R will bepositioned on the center of the rail. This is of advantage as the railwill wear longer and the load will be evenly distributed throughout theentire rail.

The end portion of each of the plates P and P outwardly of the flange 2thereof is provided with transversely spaced spike openings 4, while theopposite end portion of the plate is provided with the spike openings 5.Inwardly of the openings 5 each of the plates P and P is provided withadditional openings 6 through which are directed spikes for engagementwith the base flange of the rail R at the side thereof remote from theflange 2 carried by the same plate.

By having the plates P and P relatively large in size, an effectiveprotection is provided for the tie especially upon derailment as thewheels of the rolling stock will not tear into the ties proper and,furthermore, by having the flanges 2 of the platesP and P engaged withopposite sides of the rail R, upon derailment the wheels will only beliable to cut spike heads 05 on every other tie, thus leaving the trackin a safe condition. It is also to be noted that each of the plates Pand P, in the present embodiment of my invention, has employed inconnection therewith six spikes each of which will have to be pulledbefore the plate P or P can be removed to allow the rail R to turn. Thisis of advantage in eliminating the tendency of a highwayman to removesuch plates.

The under surface of each of the plates P and P is provided thereacrosswith the ribs 7 which assure more eflective maintenance of the plate inapplied position upon a tie T.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a tieplate constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that myinvention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precisearrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carryingout my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim In combination, a pair of tie plates provided thereacross withrail engaging flanges, the flange of one plate engaging the outer sideof the rail and the flange of the second signature.

JOHN T. WARRINER.

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